Parenting Big Kids (5-8) Support Group

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I am wondering if anyone out there has a favorite child? I only have one, but my husband has 2. I have seen him doting on one and it really upsets me. I have pointed it out to him and he does seem to have changed some things, but I still see it. Since I only have one child, I'm not sure if this is natural. Any thoughts would be great!

I have 7 kids. I love them all equally,yet in different ways because of their diferent personalties. they are all different and have different moods, some can be easy to love and some can be difficult,. I ahve some that like to be hugged and some that do not want you to touch them, we have a 5 yr. old that is so easy to love and he just makes your world happy,. he has that effect on all the family members. so I guess if you did not know us and saw us with him you would think he is the favorite, I guess he is in a way.just not totally mine, I guess it depends on the kid, as I said I love all mine, I would go to the ends of the earth and beyond for any one of them. I have seen parents that you can really see the favorite child. my mother is that way with the grandkids, she shops for the girls and and the boys get away with murder, however it is only certian ones, two of mine are her favorites the others are just there, my niece and nephew are her favorites, the 5 yr. old that all of us love is not one of her fav. we have told her that she needs to be fair, but it does no good, probaley a good thing we live 4 hrs away. sorry to ramble,.

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Today is my 25th birthday, to my somewhat lack of surprise I can see already no one really seems to care. I've always been the kinda person to make sure that everyone I Care about feels appreciated and knew somebody had their back. I can count 4 times this year when I Went out of my way to make sure a "friend" felt good on their birthday, especially if they got left hanging. Its early in the...

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